The middle of the 19th Century witnessed the start of a new era in transatlantic shipping.
Thousands of families emigrated from Sweden and innumerable ships set sail from coastal towns with their human cargoes.
One of these ships was the brig SUPERB, which was built in 1839 and made several voyages between Gothenburg, Boston and New York.
Information from the 1992 Europa Stamp booklet by the Swedish Post Office.
Log Book May 1992
Sweden SG1629